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![]() | David Provoost by Gerrit Duyckinck ca. 1700-1710 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Duyckinck, Gerrit | ![]() Confusion regarding the identity of the subject has arisen from the label which refers to him as Johannis Provoost. It was reportedly applied in 1762 when the portraits of the subject and his wife were reframed; the date of 1685 was added at a still later time. The style of dress, however, seems later. Identification of the subject as David Provoost... |
![]() | Mrs. Augustus Jay (1) by Gerrit Duyckinck ca. 1710 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Duyckinck, Gerrit | ![]() Anna Maricka Bayard, named after her grandmother Anna Maricka Stuyvesant, was the daughter of Balthazar Bayard and Maria (Loockermans) Bayard of New York. She was married to Augustus Jay at the Reformed Dutch Church on October 27, 1697. |
![]() | Mrs. David Provoost by Gerrit Duyckinck ca. 1700-1710 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Duyckinck, Gerrit | ![]() Tryntje Laurens, of Amsterdam, Holland, was married to David Provoost in 1668. The donor was her five-times great-grandson. |
![]() | Mrs. Gerrit Duyckinck by Gerrit Duyckinck ca. 1700-1710 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Duyckinck, Gerrit | ![]() Born in Albany, Maria Abeel was the daughter of Christopher Janse and Neeltje Jans (Kroom) Abeel. She married Gerrit Duyckinck in the Dutch Church at Albany on July 6, 1683, and from her family inherited large tracts of land around Albany and New York. She was the mother of eleven children and was buried in the graveyard of the Dutch Church in New York. |
![]() | Self Portrait Of Gerrit Duyckinck by Gerrit Duyckinck ca. 1700-1710 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Duyckinck, Gerrit | ![]() Gerrit, the youngest son of Evert (1620-ca. 1702) and Hendrickje (Simons) Duyckinck, was baptized into the Dutch Church in New Amsterdam on April 11, 1660. As early as 1679 he was referred to as "Schilder" (painter), and in 1698/9 he is called a "Limner" ("The Burghers of New Amsterdam, 1675-1866," 1885, P. 73). |
![]() | 55-59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York by John Mackie Falconer 1851 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Falconer, John Mackie | ![]() Cityscape: This view of 55-59 Maiden Lane, between Nassau and William streets. The names indicated on signboards designate the places of business of John Bucklass, tailor; Simon P. Shaffer, hosier; Gustavus F. Meyer, toys; and Narice Godart "from Paris", a dealer in fancy baskets. These names do not all appear in the 1851 New York directory, and then... |
![]() | Thomas Cole's First Studio, Catskill, NY by John Mackie Falconer 1881 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Falconer, John Mackie | |
![]() | Thomas Cole's First Studio, Catskill, N.Y. by John Mackie Falconer 1881 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Falconer, John Mackie | |
![]() | Falstaff Playing King by George Whiting Flagg 1836 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Flagg, George Whiting | |
![]() | Falstaff Playing King (1) by George Whiting Flagg ca. 1834 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Flagg, George Whiting |
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